A Wonderful Palm Reading

A Wonderful Palm Reading

While in Butte, Montana, conducting research for a book I’m writing, Mary MacLane: Butte’s Wild Woman and Her Wooden Heart, I came upon an article about The Queen of Palmistry, Madame Belmont. She had been visiting Butte for the last month and had aroused interest and...
Promise: Winter 1917, Butte, Montana

Promise: Winter 1917, Butte, Montana

Marika’s Monologue adapted from my first novel: Copper Sky: Marika’s father has just told her that he’s promised her in marriage to Michael Jovich. She is then relaying the conversation and her reaction to the audience. I walked into our small house and Mama,...
The Good Heart of Butte

The Good Heart of Butte

In January of 2020, just before the coronavirus swept the nation, the Belgrade, MT Chapter of PEO International invited me to do a presentation about my novel, Copper Sky, and the history of Butte, Montana. The fundraiser, Books and Bites, supports educational...
Peace on Earth and The Gift of Literature

Peace on Earth and The Gift of Literature

Peace on earth. It’s what I wish for as each New Year comes around. Yet, as wars continue across the world, we seem further and further from peace. There are wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen, to name a few. Russia just seized three Ukrainian Naval Vessels...

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